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A new state-of-the-art ARaymond* production plant in Germany, the largest single investment ever made by the company, is on schedule to be fully operational by early 2016. The fastener supplier’s four metal production sites in the country are currently located in and around its headquarters at Lörrach, close to where the German, French and Swiss borders intersect. ARaymond GmbH will relocate these operations to the 43,000 sq m facility under construction at Weil am Rhein, where the manufacture of plastic components is already based.

“We will begin to relocate the 110 stamping and bending machines and 320 employees spread across our four existing sites in September 2015. This will be carried out step by step over weeks and months. We will ramp up to full production during the second quarter of the following year. From then on all processes involved in the manufacture of metal components, from the receipt of raw materials to the dispatch of products to customers, will take place at one location. This will increase efficiency, improve capacity and reduce lead times.” said Jürgen Trefzer, CEO of ARaymond GmbH. The layout of the 20,000 sq m manufacturing area will be divided into modular sections of equal size to optimize workflows and enhance flexibility. ARaymond GmbH, which employs nearly 1,700 people, accounts for approximately 30 per cent of the total annual sales of ARaymond.